Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	45.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	7.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20161118
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 18 '19 at 03:38
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Memory 88.6 1-Core 44.3 2-Core 114 53% 82.4 Pts	4-Core 203 8-Core 263 30% 233 Pts	64-Core 273 17% 273 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% PwrHis(1787 2342) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.2.1 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.9% Average	Lighting 51.4 Reflection 60.3 Parallax 84.9 42% 65.5 fps	MRender 59.9 Gravity 57.8 Splatting 75.1 54% 64.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST1000DM 010-2EP102 1TB 10,780 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 379GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 71 131 111 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 52 Write 122 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 90 59% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 700GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 78 74 130 112 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 96.3 Write 63 Mixed 14.3 SusWrite 91.1 48% 66.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.2 69% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 109%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 18GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 4.9 4.2 7.7 8 8.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	7.86% Terrible	Read 28 Write 22.3 Mixed 10.7 SusWrite 6.6 20% 16.9 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.9 59% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.86% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 2048, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	46.5% Average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 17.2 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 11.5 28% 9.73 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 50%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	433x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	294x
FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples	176x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	177x
Radeon RX 560-BAMDBench 20%, 49,289 samples	86x
GTX 1050Nvidia $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples	84x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	60x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	43x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	29x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	326x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	183x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	173x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $134

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16